Taunton River Watershed Project

 

The Taunton River Watershed Management Plan is designed to assist the communities, organizations, and individuals throughout the watershed to evaluate the current conditions in the watershed, understand options and tools for managing the human impacts on the unique and vital water resources in the watershed, and implement appropriate tools at the local level.

Horsley Witten and the Steering Committee conceived of the watershed planning and management process in three phases, the first two as part of the Taunton River Watershed Management Plan Project and the third as a broader and longer-term effort. Phase II included the design of six targeted pilot projects to highlight and demonstrate specific management measures, assistance with two code reform projects, continued public outreach and workshops, and development of management recommendations.

This report represents the progress and results from Phase II of this planning effort. In 2009 and 2010 Horsley Witten worked with communities and organizations throughout the watershed to identify and develop six engineering demonstration projects in six communities to demonstrate innovative techniques to address storm water management, habitat improvement, and wastewater management. Horsley Witten also worked with two communities - Norton and Lakeville - to develop innovative revisions to the local regulatory code to strengthen protections of the water resources in the watershed, in terms of water quality, water quantity, and habitat.

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Submissions from 2011

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Final Report: Appendix A. Proposed Norton Wetland Protection Bylaw and Regulations, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Appendix B. Recommended Revisions to Lakeville Zoning code and Subdivision Rules and Regulations, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Appendix C. LID Parking Lot Design and Teaching Tool at Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater – Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Appendix D. Mill River park and Riverwalk at City Hall, Taunton – Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Appendix E. Innovative Wastewater Disposal at Ted Williams Park, Lakeville – Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Appendix F. LID Driveway Retrofit at Ocean Spray Processing Facility, Middleboro – Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Appendix G. LID Driveway Retrofit and Teaching Tool at Bristol County Agricultural High School, Dighton - Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Appendix H. LID Parking Lot Retrofit at Belmont Street Soccer Fields, East Bridgewater - Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Example Code Reform and Demonstration Projects. (All Appendices), Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Example Code Reform and Demonstration Projects. (Full Report, Excluding Appendices), Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Executive Summary, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Report Cover, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Section 1. Introduction, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Section 2. A Watershed Approach, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Section 3. Code Reform Projects, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Section 4. Engineering Demonstration Projects, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Section 5. Recommendations, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

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Final Report: Table of Contents, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.